OS-independent SecureAgent offers security, privacy

Phoenix Technologies Ltd. has announced SecureAgent, an operating system-independent, two-level cryptographic-based system security product.

Designed to protect notebook, desktop, server and industrial computers at the critical system start up phase, SecureAgent offers two-level security functionality at the "T-Zero" time, which is the period between the system power-on and the initiation of an operating system, such as Windows98.

Operating in this manner, SecureAgent cannot be bypassed by booting the system from a network or floppy disk, a key weakness of operating system-based security technologies.

Additional informatio is posted online at http://www.phoenix.com/security